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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 888 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. cables tied down at ends
  2. suspension bridge
  3. 7
  4. 8
  5. piers
  6. 5
  7. False
  8. compression
  9. suspension bridge
  10. suspension bridge
  11. tension
  12. suspension bridge
  13. True
  14. a flat deck on piers
  15. the longest spans of all
  16. stones squeezed together
  17. a curve under the deck
  18. 4
  19. beam bridge
  20. 40
  21. beam bridge
  22. beam bridge
  23. True
  24. tall towers hold cables
  25. 4
  26. 10
  27. True
  28. True
  29. 12
  30. suspension bridge
  31. False
  32. 2
  33. 3
  34. True
  35. suspension bridge
  36. a log across a stream
  37. 50
  38. the simplest bridge
  39. False
  40. True

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